The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no ones attention, and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.
there has to be censorship on newspapers
there is no point in having censorship
newspapers always dress up junk to look meaningful
one has to be strict in selecting news items
Correct answer is C
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The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no ones attention, and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.
Newspapers lack a sense of discrimination because
they do not separate the real news from mere sensationalism
they have to accept whatever is received on the wires
limited manpower makes serious evolution impossible
people don't see the difference between 'junk' and 'real' news
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no ones attention, and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.
In the above passage, the phrase "amounts to a row of beans" means that the news
is weak and often wanting entirely
deserves no one's attention
should travel the wires
is junk dressed up as real news
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no ones attention, and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.
The writer of the above passage
seems to be happy with the contemporary arrangements for circulating news
is shocked by the casual stories about horrors and disasters reported in the newspapers
wants better evaluation of news before publication
wants to put his foot down on news stories
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no ones attention, and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.
Evaluation of news would imply
less dependence on modern systems of communication
more careful analysis of each news story and its value
separating beans from junk
discriminating horrors from disasters
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.